Abstract
Objective: To investigate the Prevalence of proprioception error and restricted cervical ranges among students wearing headscarves in public sector universities, Rawalpindi
Study design: It is a descriptive cross sectional study.
Place and duration of study: A four-month study was carried out in public sector Institutes of Rawalpindi city. (from June 2023 to September 2023 )
Material and Methods: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional study design, in which 300 females from Public Sector Universities, in Rawalpindi city participated. Female subjects from age 15-29 years, wearing a headscarf for 1-2 years continuously, and wearing a scarf for up to 4 to 5 hours per day participated in the research to check the appropriate results. Those who have a history of orthopedic, neurological, or vestibular disease, who don’t wear headscarves daily, and females wearing headscarves for >3 hours/day and less than 1 year were excluded. After the informed consent, data is analyzed by SPSS version 26.
Results: Overall, the study showed that 71% (213/300) of students who wore headscarves in public universities in Rawalpindi city had issues with sensing their neck position and limited neck movement while 87 are normal.
Conclusion: The research provided valuable insights into the prevalence of position errors and restricted neck movement among female students in Rawalpindi city and it was concluded that it is much more prevalent in the females wearing it regularly for more than 2 years and for more than 3- 4 hours/day.
Keywords: cervical spine, joint position error, cervical range of motion, goniometer, headscarf, self-structured questionnaire
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